Savo Milošević

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Savo Milošević
Personal information
Full name	Savo Milošević
Date of birth	September 2, 1973 (1973-09-02) (age 35)
Place of birth	Bijeljina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Youth career
1989–1991 1991–1992	Radnik Bijeljina Partizan
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1995 1995–1998 1998–2000 2000–2004 2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2007 2008	Partizan Aston Villa Real Zaragoza Parma → Real Zaragoza (loan) → Espanyol (loan) → Celta Vigo (loan) Osasuna Rubin Kazan	098 (74) 091 (28) 072 (38) 031 0(9) 016 0(6) 034 (12) 037 (14) 082 (21) 016 0(3)
National team2
1994-2008	FRY/SCG/SRB	1020(37)[1]
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:20, August 20, 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of November 19, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Savo Milošević (Serbian Cyrillic: Саво Милошевић; born 2 September 1973 in Bijeljina) is a former Serbian footballer.

At club level, Milošević has played for FK Partizan, Aston Villa, Real Zaragoza, Parma A.C., RCD Espanyol, Celta de Vigo, CA Osasuna and Rubin Kazan. At international level, he has played for four national teams, the pre and post-communist Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and finally Serbia. ^[2]

Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 Partizan 1.2 Aston Villa 1.3 Real Zaragoza 1.4 Parma 1.5 Osasuna 1.6 Rubin Kazan 1.7 National team 2 Career statistics 3 Honours 3.1 Club 3.2 Individual 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Partizan

With a superb goal scoring ability during his spell at FK Partizan, one of the major clubs in the former Yugoslavia, he was quickly getting attention from several of the major clubs in Europe. Milošević was eventually sold to Aston Villa after having scored 74 goals in 98 matches for Partizan.

[edit] Aston Villa

Milošević's spell in England with Aston Villa lasted three years, but he earned the tabloid nickname "miss-a-lot-ević" [1] during his time at Villa Park owing to his frequent goalscoring dry spells. However, he did score 28 goals in 91 Premier League games for the club, and scored in the 1996 Football League Cup final when Villa defeated Leeds United 3-0.

[edit] Real Zaragoza

Milošević's time at Real Zaragoza is probably best remembered for his partying. He had huge parties at least once a week with all the locals, including Graham Cullen and Danny Hansard, were invited to come along and mingle with the players and other celebrities.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Parma

Milošević was signed by Parma A.C. in the summer of 2000.^[3] In his second season with Parma, he scored just once in 10 Serie A games.

Milošević was loaned back to Spain in January 2002, re-joining Zaragoza to replace Yordi.^[4] He was usually partnered with countryman Goran Drulić or Juanele, and only missed the last game against FC Barcelona. In the 2002-03 season, he played for RCD Espanyol.^[5] In the 2003-04 season, he was on loan to Celta de Vigo for their first ever appearance in the UEFA Champions League.^[6]

[edit] Osasuna

Milošević signed a three-year contract with La Liga club CA Osasuna in July 2004.^[7] During his time there, he became somewhat of a hero for the locals. His barnstorming displays in the big games against Real Madrid and Valencia CF earned him the plaudits from respected figures within the game. Whilst his time here wasn't as successful as he would have liked in terms of goal scoring, he did develop more as a team player. His ability to look up and see other team mates in better positions won over the skeptics who said he was too old.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Rubin Kazan

In the summer of 2007, Milošević left Osasuna following his contract's expiry. Milošević entertained the idea of signing with MLS squad Toronto FC in fall 2007. He even came to Toronto in mid-October 2007 for a trial with the club, but no deal was made.

On 8 March 2008, it was announced that Milošević agreed to terms with Rubin Kazan prior to the start of the 2008 Russian League season.^[8]

On 2 November 2008, he scored the decisive goal for his club in the game against Saturn Ramenskoe, a result which meant Rubin became Russian champion for the first time in the club's history.

[edit] National team

Milošević is the all-time leading scorer and cap leader for Serbia. He played for then-Yugoslavia in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. At the latter he was the joint scoring champion of the tournament alongside Patrick Kluivert. Both scored five goals, although Milošević played one game fewer.

On 16 June 2006, Milošević recorded his 100th cap for Serbia and Montenegro in the 2006 World Cup group game against Argentina, a national record. He is also the team's leading goal-scorer, with 35 goals.

He retired from international duty following the 2006 World Cup. He played his 101st game against Côte d'Ivoire on 21 June 2006 (coming on as a second half substitute), which was Serbia and Montenegro's last game in the 2006 World Cup before being eliminated from the competition.

Milošević was called-up to the Serbian squad against Bulgaria in a friendly on 19 November 2008, as a formal farewell from international football. This was his first match for the national team under the name Serbia. His final bow with the national team was a very memorable one as he scored two goals, although he missed two penalties, before being substituted for Dragan Mrđa in a match Serbia won 6-1.

For the national team, he has scored 37 goals in 102 games.

[edit] Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Yugoslavia			League		Cup		Continental		Total
1992-93	Partizan	First League	31	14
1993-94			32	30
1994-95			35	30
England			League		FA Cup		Europe		Total
1995-96	Aston Villa	Premier League	37	12
1996-97			30	9
1997-98			23	7
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
1998-99	Zaragoza	Primera División	35	17
1999-00			37	21
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
2000-01	Parma	Serie A	21	8
2001-02			10	1
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
2001-02	Zaragoza	Primera División	16	6
2002-03	Espanyol		34	12
2003-04	Celta Vigo		37	14
2004-05	Osasuna		27	6
2005-06			32	11
2006-07			23	4
Russia			League		Russian Cup		Europe		Total
2008	Rubin	Premier League	16	3
Total	Yugoslavia		98	74
	England		90	28
	Spain		241	91
	Italy		31	9
	Russia		16	3
Career Total			476	205

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

• Partizan
  • First League of FR Yugoslavia: 1994, 1995
  • Yugoslav Cup: 1994
• Aston Villa
  • League Cup: 1996
• Rubin Kazan
  • Russian Premier League: 2008

[edit] Individual

• First League of FR Yugoslavia Top Scorer: 1994, 1995
• UEFA Euro 2000 Golden Boot
• UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Savo Milošević career stats at Soccerbase
• About his trial with Toronto FC
• FootballDatabase provides Savo Milošević's profile and stats
• Interview with Savo Milosevic on Nogomania.com
• Savo Milošević u Rubinu iz Kazanja, B92, March 8, 2008
• DRAŽI MI JE DS OD FOTELJE U FSS-u!, Press, March 9, 2008
• (Spanish) La Liga stats

Savo Milošević - Navigation boxes and awards v • d • e Yugoslavia squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Kralj • 2 Mirković • 3 Đorović • 4 Jokanović • 5 Đukić • 6 Brnović • 7 Jugović • 8 Savićević • 9 Mijatović • 10 Stojković • 11 Mihajlović • 12 Leković • 13 Komljenović • 14 Saveljić • 15 Drulović • 16 Petrović • 17 Milošević • 18 Govedarica • 19 Stević • 20 Stanković • 21 Ognjenović • 22 Kovačević • Coach: Santrač v • d • e Yugoslavia squad – UEFA Euro 2000 1 Korać • 2 Dudić • 3 Đorović • 4 Jokanović • 5 Đukić • 6 D. Stanković • 7 Jugović • 8 Mijatović • 9 Milošević • 10 Stojković • 11 Mihajlović • 12 Cicović • 13 Komljenović • 14 Saveljić • 15 Bunjevčević • 16 Govedarica • 17 Drulović • 18 Kovačević • 19 J. Stanković  • 20 Kežman • 21 Nađ • 22 Kralj • Coach: Boškov v • d • e Serbia and Montenegro squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Jevrić • 2 Ergić • 3 Dragutinović • 4 Duljaj • 5 Vidić • 6 Gavrančić • 7 Koroman • 8 Kežman • 9 Milošević • 10 Stanković • 11 P. Đorđević • 12 Kovačević • 13 Basta • 14 N. Đorđević • 15 Dudić • 16 D. Petković • 17 Nađ • 18 Vukić • 19 Žigić • 20 Krstajić • 21 Ljuboja • 22 Ilić • 23 Stojković • Coach: I. Petković Awards Preceded by Alan Shearer European Championship Top Scorer 2000 Succeeded by Milan Baroš